No Eagles player knows that more than LeSean McCoy, who led the NFL in rushing last season.

With all due respect to offensive tackle Jason Peters, no one on Chip Kelly’s current 90-man roster is more talented than McCoy. And that’s put the 25-year-old McCoy, who’s rushed for 1,000 yards in three of his five professional seasons, out on an island during an awkward transition.

The Eagles bid adieu to quarterback Michael Vick, who’d basically been the face of the franchise since 2010. No Eagle was better at taking the pulse of the locker room than Vick, who had leadership skills and a presence that brought the best out of teammates, including McCoy. Vick was like an older brother to McCoy, who still can’t believe he was beaten by him in a 40-yard dash.

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In a nutshell Vick wanted to return this season to backup Nick Foles, who guided the Eagles to an 8-2 record last year. Chip Kelly thought it was best for the 34-year-old Vick to move on.

Vick struggled to stay healthy. He’s also charismatic enough for a Foles mini-slump to turn into a “We want Vick” revolt.

While Vick’s exit was anticipated, the same could not be said for the departure of wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

Jackson’s camp would have you believe his skillset made Foles better, enabled Riley Cooper to have a career year, McCoy to shatter the club rushing record and finish second in the voting for Associated Press offensive player of the year and increased power generation of the windmills in the end zones at Lincoln Financial Field.

Jackson’s unceremonious release in late March didn’t make sense coming framed against his career-best season of 82 receptions for 1,332 yards (16.2 average) and nine touchdowns.

When the Eagles measured Jackson’s numbers against the bottom line, which would have been paying him $12 million this season, they felt it would be more cost effective to go in another direction. Trust me, the Birds thought it was a lot to pay for production. The diva reputation wasn’t nearly the factor many alleged it to be.

Just like that Jackson was out the door with a two-sentence statement while Plan B was launched. The Eagles re-signed Jeremy Maclin and Cooper, selected wide receiver Jordan Matthews early in the NFL draft and traded for third-down pass-catching threat Darren Sproles.

McCoy, a close friend of Jackson’s, has since been feeling his way around the NovaCare Complex trying to figure out the why and how he fits in.

McCoy will debate anyone who believes the Eagles are a better team without DJack. And he will win.

Still, in the back of McCoy’s mind is the NFL is a business. Maybe even more of a business than McCoy would like to believe.

A reporter explained to McCoy Monday that his salary jumps for the 2015 season. Under current terms McCoy would be due $10 million including a workout bonus that year.

In this, an era of Eagles football where the system is as important as the players, Jackson showed that a career year could have consequences.

“I feel like if I do my job as far as being a productive player and just being positive, just being everything that I am, I’m not nervous at all,” McCoy said Monday after practice. “That’s something that we’ll work on when that time comes. As long as I’m productive, I stay healthy and I do the right things I should be fine. I think in this offense I’m the best fit around the league. I have that type of confidence. I feel like I’ve been good to this team and the team has been good to me.”

McCoy just couldn’t seem to get comfortable during his first major media availability of the offseason. He leaned this way and that trying to find the right angle to take questions at the podium.

McCoy stayed away from describing the roster turnover. Most of all, he played too much defense defending his assertion he’s the best all-around running back in the league. Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings running back, told reporters he doesn’t think McCoy believes it. Peterson made the judgment after watching McCoy discuss it during an interview.

In previous years, McCoy would bounce those feelings off an elite teammate … or two. Now, it’s different.